Museum Object Number1954.0051.005 A |
Print (Etching)
(America to Her Mistaken Mother) [Rebus]
Prints and Maps
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Matthew and Mary Darly (Publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
May 11 1778 (1778-1778)
1. Inscription; Lower center, beneath image; Pub. by MDarly May 11 1778, Strand.
Social/political commentary; Still life
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Etched, Hand colored, Painted
14.6 (H) , 10.6 (W) , 12.4 (Image H) , 8.3 (Image W)
37.2 (H) , 27 (W) , 12.4 (Image H) , 8.3 (Image W)
Plate H: 13.8 in. (35.1 cm). Plate W: 9.7 in. (24.7 cm). H at left. W at bottom.
Matthew and Mary Darly
05/11/1778
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
watermark of a lily, bend over "LVG"
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
Text available soon.
[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 102, p. 165.
[Book] The British Museum & George, Mary Dorothy. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. 5.
• Published: no. 5475, p. 289 (listed).
[Book] Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. & The Walpole Society. 1963 Prints pertaining to America: a list of publications in English, relating to prints about that portion of America now included in the United States with emphasis on the period 1650-1850: and a checklist of prints in an exhibition to commemorate the 1962. 99 p.
• Published: no. 93, p. 39.